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Bill: Ethical Aid Programmes
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 4055
Description[?]:
| This bill proposes to create an aid policy that serves to help less prosperous nations and peoples around Terra rather than to increase Kalistani trade relations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:09:10, July 06, 2016 CET | From | The Conservative Independence Party | To | Debating the Ethical Aid Programmes |
| Message | We will not support this. Why shouldn't we get something in return for plunging money into their failing economies? W think that we should be able to give high levels of foreign aid as long as we get something to cover the gap in money that would be left by aid. The amount of aid should be given depending on what they are willing to trade. Obviously exceptions should be made for countries with nothing to offer because of war or pandemic etc. WE think that the current system is perfectly reasonable and getting rid of it would certainly have a net negative effect on the economy. |
| Date | 18:23:17, July 06, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Ethical Aid Programmes |
| Message | We won't budge on this issue, we believe it's fundamentally wrong that a prosperous, developed nation like Kalistan should take advantage of poorer nations in order to sell goods into their markets. We believe that we need strong international ties and trade agreements but this should be a separate issue from charitable aid donations. If we are going to provide aid 'with strings attached' then these 'strings' should be that the nations provide their people with civil liberties and that they are free from oppression and persecution. |
| Date | 19:51:55, July 06, 2016 CET | From | The Conservative Independence Party | To | Debating the Ethical Aid Programmes |
| Message | What we should be doing is giving aid but also getting something back, if anything it's a win win situation, we give them aid, we get trading rights and they get to sell stuff to us. It's good for them and us, the current deal. If it's changed I garunteed there will be a negative effect on their economy and ours. |
| Date | 19:53:50, July 06, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Ethical Aid Programmes |
| Message | We tend to support the position held by the FPM on this question, but obviously allowed this law to remain in its current state because we can also see the status quo side of the issue. Is there any additional arguments that the ANP could offer other than one based on taking advantage of other countries in need? |
| Date | 20:21:08, July 06, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Ethical Aid Programmes |
| Message | It should be noted that we actually would prefer a 'high' level of aid as party policy however we chose moderate for the moment to help ensure the bill would pass. |
| Date | 21:30:02, July 06, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Ethical Aid Programmes |
| Message | We will support this proposal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 750 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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